Democrats Grill N.I.H. Leader on Cuts: Who Is Calling the Shots?
Senators criticized the head of the National Institutes of Health for not taking responsibility for Trump administration cuts to research funding.
Colleges and Universities
Inside Trump’s Attack on Harvard
The battle between Harvard University and the Trump administration has continued to escalate. Michael C. Bender, a correspondent for The New York Times in Washington, surveys the administration’s actions against the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university.
McMahon Wants Trump Talks With Harvard to Resume, Without Giving Ground
Linda McMahon, President Trump’s top education official, has played a leading role in pressuring the Ivy League university to comply with the administration’s demands.
U.S. Tells Court It Plans to Deport Scientist to Russia
Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was detained Feb. 16 at Logan Airport after failing to declare scientific samples she carried into the U.S.
How Dartmouth Has Avoided Trump’s Retribution So Far
Dartmouth College is not on the Trump administration’s target lists and its funding remains intact, unlike the rest of its peers. Its president may be why.
Trump Administration Demands Records From Penn on Foreign Ties
The Education Department accused the school of filing inaccurate reports, adding to the growing list of elite schools it has targeted over foreign funding disclosures.
Trump Administration Disqualifies Harvard From Future Research Grants
A letter from Linda McMahon, the education secretary, said the college leaders must demonstrate more responsible management of the university before receiving additional federal grants.
Trump and Harvard Both Want ‘Viewpoint Diversity.’ What Does It Mean?
The administration has accused the university of lacking viewpoint diversity. Harvard is fighting its demands, but embracing the vague term.
Trump Battles Universities, but Especially Harvard and the Ivy League
Beyond the politics is a brew of resentment and reverence that the president, an Ivy League graduate himself, has long harbored for a club that has never accepted him.
Harvard’s President Alan Garber Talks About His Legal Fight With Trump
Alan Garber became a hero to liberals after Harvard resisted the federal government. At the same time, he is trying to remake campus culture in ways the Trump administration might appreciate.